The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11
POLYTE.
SUSAN HARTLEY.
TRANSLATED from the French for The
Graphic.

A happy home that OF the Sigualts
the husband John, a sober work
man, his wife Theresa, gentle and
honest. To complete the family an
urChin nine years Of age. Monsieur
PoIyte-a very devil, said his father,
and with that always the first in
school.
John Sigault vas a skillful moulder.
Theresa was known as the most taste
full milliner OF Montmartre.
All that little world lived without
any other care but the future of Mon
Bieur PoIyte. Father and moth
er prepared to drain themselves
when that would become neces-
sary, as PoIyte had already shown
some inclination towards the
learning Of an an art whose apprentice
ship costs a great deal. John had a
friend named Robert, a stone cutter
employed in the studio of celebrated
sculptor. The child had teen admitted
in the contemplation of the world-re-
nowned artist, of whom the two
workmen spoke as a demigod. At
first Monsieur Polyte was inundated;
then he famiIiarized himself when he
san the great man. Nothing vas less
Imposing than this short old fellow,
wearing a blouse abominably macu-
lated, occupying himself in the make
lg OF small balls of sticky clay with
his cLammy fingers This cry escaped
gsu the hart escaped from the lips
At TIE Partisan gamin:" Papa! when l
N. gIwI bea sculptor, because
azz7 at last 4 dirty"
Tia msnbzrs of the Institute de
RrBuas who wasa kind ofweg, declar-
&c ttaz this exclamation might pass
~ 81 GzeguiyOcal manifestation of
81 artists vocation The good par.
suts d5 ggF 20 further,
SRO1 this memorable day, when
Theresa had TO work late in cutting,
repairing, and washing the clothes and
linen II "her men" shesaid to the boy,
-AE right now, only when / cannot
work any more, Monsieur, the sculptor,
i il you who shall work for me.
NJ from an early period Pofyte
was taught that the destinies of his
Iamily would rest one day entirely on
his conduct and labor.
Besides, John Sigault had been a
soldier and his moral education of
his child bore marks ofhis military life.
Early he took care to develop the
sentiment Of responsibility in his son
BY making him believe that, In SO me
time to come, he would have to sup
port his parents.
So it was, when the moulder left
Theresa alone in the house, he said
TO Polyte, boy, / am going cut and
place mamma under your protection;
you stand sentinel
And Polyte, honored with such
high confidence. wonld have allowed
any one to make mince meat of him
rather than go out and play with the
other urchins Of the neiRhborhood.
Those humble people, 50 quiet, SO
loving, so united, were too happy.
That could not last long.
The 18th OF July, 1870, thedeclara
lion of wal to Germany was published
w Paris. From that day John vas
not the same man. That model OF a
workman, having absolutely nothing
TO do in the shop, expended his whole
time IN the reading Of newspapers.
One evening he came home pale with
rage. The Germans were in sight Of
Parisl
During the following night he had
The feFer-a patriotic one. His de-
SPAR broke out into terrific invectives
against his egotism of d happy hus-
band and b timorous father; SO much
that Theresa, although she had moth
ing of a heroine in her, ended by Sld-
ziarizing that famous phrase, 1And
now. go to fight"
And he went.
In a few dgys he had won again his
s~ergeant's stripes. One morning he
paid a visit to his wife and child. He
was mad with Joy. His colonel has
granted him a twelve hours furlough
and given him the military medal
awarded to the sergeant by the Re.
public for the bravery he had display.
81 ia the several encounters with
the Germans. He could not get q
twenty-four hours leave Of absencs
because his regiment had to make d
sortie on the following right. Friend
Robert, the stone cutter, called upor
John to present him with his con
rratulatfons for the honor that hi
had received from the Government
He offered to watch over the ser
nant's house during his absence
John, who knew the parsonage a. IN